🌱 Community Clean Up and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Community Clean Up at Riverdale Calendar
• Fall Garden Workshop: Herbal Wine at Riverdale Calendar

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 75.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees.

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Saturday September 12
• Community Clean Up →
  Riverdale Calendar Riverdale, GA 30274
• Fall Garden Workshop: Herbal Wine →
  Riverdale Calendar, 904 Wilson Rd, Riverdale
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Leadership Clayton Session
  Clayton County Chamber-Commerce Current Leadership Clayton class participants
  9:00 am
• Curriculum Night
  Mt. Zion Elementary Mount Zion Elementary
  5:00 pm
• Elementary School Curriculum Night
  Callaway Elementary School
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Volleyball vs. Pebblebrook
  Jonesboro High
  5:00 pm
• First Thursdays on the Rooftop (September 2026)
  Clayton County Chamber-Commerce The Arena at Southlake 1300 Southlake Circle Morrow, GA 30260
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Microsoft Word Basics: Editing A Document
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  11:00 am
• Food Distribution
  Clayton County Chamber-Commerce Family Bridge, Inc. 8030 Spivey Rd. Jonesboro, GA. 30236
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• An Introduction to Canva
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  9:30 am
• Sorting and Filtering Data in Microsoft Excel
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  11:00 am
Sunday September 6
• An Outdoor Farmers Market at Norwood Vineyard | Jonesboro, GA — Norwood Vineyard is & Gardens →
  Norwood Vineyard & Gardens, 2441 Hwy 138 SE, Jonesboro
  10:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Community Alert ♥️🙌🏾📅"Join the Conversation at Tuesday Talks!
  Connect with over 400 Black Businesses in real time… Are you looking to connect with like-minded professionals and expand your knowledge? The… (Nextdoor Bethsaida Pointe)
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  "Lots of fresh produce and veggies…. ALL provided by THE URBAN FOOD MOVEMENT (TUFM)…. #theurbanfoodmovement #OldNational #District5 (Nextdoor Bethsaida Pointe)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Riverdale. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Riverdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Riverdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jonesboro

• 25-Year-Old CEO Marks 4 Years Since She Became the First Black Woman With Autism to Open a Locs & Wicks Bar (blacknews.com)
• August 31st: This Day in History (blogspot.com)
• Behind The Scenes (tenfourmagazine.com)

Forest Park

• Atlanta: Produce Terminal of the South (producebusiness.com)

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